Stories

Border, Freedom, and the Changing Canada–U.S. Relationship in Ying Wang’s Documentary THE BORDER   South of Vancouver, Highway 99 runs toward the United States and ends at a white archway. One side of the arch stands in Canada and the other in the United States. Inscribed within it is an almost idealistic wish: “May these

By Sylvie McNamara    Lily Qi grew up in Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution, under the authoritarian rule of Mao Zedong. When she emigrated to the United States in 1989, she thought she’d escaped China’s moribund economy and stifling society for better opportunities abroad; she started a family, earned several advanced degrees, and became one of the

Bruce Lee’s mother declares that she is a temporary resident of the U.S. in a document in the National Archives collection in San Bruno. National Archives   By Harry Mok   Anna Eng knew from family lore that her great-great-grandfather died in a mining accident in Nevada during the late 1800s. What was lacking were

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oimCLplQud8&t=38s The Out Museum held its grand opening with a rainbow-ribbon cutting in late May, timed to fall between Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage and Pride months, as the Associated Press reports. Located across from the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum, the bilingual Out Museum is currently open Saturdays and features work by artists

Abigail Hosler  The MSU anthropology chair published a book chronicling her grandmother who was named U.S. Mother of the Year in 1952 Andrea Louie poses for a photo with her book “Chinese American Mothering” inside of the Multicultural Center in East Lansing, MI, on June 11, 2026. — Photo by Cooper Schwartz | The State

By Randall Yip  Academy Award winning actor Ke Huy Quan and NBA World Champion Jeremy Lin took the stage recently to accept honors from The Asian American Foundation at the Javit Convention Center in New York. Both shared similar stories of doubt and despair as each acknowledged reaching a point where they were close to

By Stephy Chung  https://voicesandbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/img-0079.mp4 Early- to mid-20th century Chinese clothing exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California on June 10, 2026. (Grace Widyatmadja/CNN) Susan Mah knew exactly what she wanted for her version of a “little black dress.” It was the late 1940s in California, and after years of

The collection unveiled this May explores the communities architecture and the stories each building contains Photo by Al Tantalidou. This May, the Victoria Chinatown Museum opened its first exhibit curated entirely by staff and board members, entitled “If These Walls Could Talk: Exploring Chinatown’s Stories (舊牆留聲).”  The collection centers on local buildings, exploring the myriad

Professor Ava Chin describes the making of her acclaimed memoir “Mott Street,” why personal stories are political acts, and why you should call your grandmother right now. Ava Chin (Photo credit: Carolyn Adams) There is a particular kind of urgency in the way that Ava Chin talks about family stories. As if time is running